Health care decisions in many low-income countries often require a close political agency relationship between healthcare decision makers and constituents. This is especially the case for maternal child as well preventative interventions when resources are scarce. article examines effect of introduction National Rural Mission India, introducing Village Health, Sanitation Nutrition Committees (V...

conclusions the results of the study showed a high prevalence of giardia lamblia and blastocystis hominis in rural areas compared to urban regions. therefore it is necessary to promote the public health awareness in the rural population, in order to reduce the frequency of parasitic infections. background nowadays, parasitic infections are a major health problem throughout the world, particular...

INTRODUCTION The shortage and maldistribution of health care workers in sub-Saharan Africa is a major concern for rural health facilities. Rural areas have 63% of sub-Saharan Africa population but only 37% of its doctors. Although attrition of health care workers is implicated in the human resources for health crisis in the rural settings, few studies report attrition rates and risk factors for...

Introduction Chronic under-investment in government health systems has led to significant weakening of these systems and crippled their ability to deliver good quality health care. Through the introduction of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), there have been efforts to increase public spending in health and strengthen health systems in rural areas. However, evidence shows that the incre...

Background: While India has made significant progress in reducing maternal mortality, attaining further declines will require increased skilled birth attendance and institutional delivery among marginalized and difficult to reach populations. Methods: A population-based survey was carried out among 16 randomly selected rural villages in rural Mysore District in Karnataka, India between August a...

BACKGROUND While India has made significant progress in reducing maternal mortality, attaining further declines will require increased skilled birth attendance and institutional delivery among marginalized and difficult to reach populations. METHODS A population-based survey was carried out among 16 randomly selected rural villages in rural Mysore District in Karnataka, India between August a...

BACKGROUND Eighty per cent of Malawi's 8 million children live in rural areas, and there is an extensive tiered health system infrastructure from village health clinics to district hospitals which refers patients to one of the four central hospitals. The clinics and district hospitals are staffed by nurses, non-physician clinicians and recently qualified doctors. There are 16 paediatric special...

BACKGROUND Human resources (HR) are one of the most important components determining performance of public health system. The aim of this study was to assess adequacy of HR of local public health agencies to meet the needs emerging from health care reforms in Georgia. METHODS We used the Human Resources for Health Action Framework, which includes six components: HR management, policy, finance...